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Architectural landmarks in the city’s oldest neighborhood have been restored, and this revitalized area is distinctly artistic, with cafes, antique shops, cobblestone streets and lots of artists and dancers.

We stumbled across this whilst randomly walking in Buenos Aires.There is a cute little square or plaza at the heart of the district,,next to a quirky market.The cafes have street tango going on,I think they start at 6pm early evening.Pop some pesos or dollars in...More

San Telmo Market has grown with the tourist influx. What used to be a flea market has evolved into an arts/crafts market with some overpriced antiqutes on the plaza. Worth seeing but watch out for pick pockets!

Like most we did the Sunday market and loved the atmosphere. It is a great area to wander around and take in the sites and market stalls. The cafes are friendly and the coffee good. There are some very interesting shops and like most markets...More

Wow this place is great. the sunday market is quite interesting with lots of variety and very reasonable prices.
during the week, just sit and relax with a few friends or alone with a beer.
you don't have to spend a ton of money to...More

The heart and soul of Buenos Aires with Tango, restaurants cafe and all souvenirs you can imagine. I went 4 times and i would go again.
Make sure to be there sundays for the flea market and evening for tango.

San Telmo has to be visited on Sunday, so nice place with artists and handcraft, music and tango in the street. And a lot of vintage stores of all sorts.
Of course, touristic, but a majority of people are Porteños de fin de semana.
Enjoy...More

Sure Sundays are the big event with the most stalls and vendors, however, I find coming not on Sunday a pleasant and a different experience. There are still street vendors in the plaza and tango dancers performing. What you don't have is the crowds. It...More

Palermo: visit plaza serano. You find everything there.
San Telmo: walk around and you will find great places... Try Don Ernesto (i think), all walls in the restaurant are fully written with comments of visitors;-) or try... More

Palermo: visit plaza serano. You find everything there.
San Telmo: walk around and you will find great places... Try Don Ernesto (i think), all walls in the restaurant are fully written with comments of visitors;-) or try Cafe Rivas. We loved this place! ✌️

I would write a comment / reply to the review saying:
I accidentally gave a helpful vote to the above comment which I cannot retract. Please ignore that up-vote. If San Telmo is compared to NY Greenwich Village, to me... More

I would write a comment / reply to the review saying:
I accidentally gave a helpful vote to the above comment which I cannot retract. Please ignore that up-vote. If San Telmo is compared to NY Greenwich Village, to me that's a good thing. Happy traveling.